“The Educational Choice for Children Act, a federal bill that was reintroduced this year, would provide $10 billion in annual tax credits to help establish scholarship awards to cover “expenses related to K-12 students in public and private education…”
“David Smith, Shawnee Mission’s chief communications officer, said that the districts wrote the joint letter to raise awareness because the bill wasn’t discussed or debated in public hearings…
“‘This legislation undermines those values and would impose a model Kansans have not chosen,’ the letter said. The reduction in public schools funding would come at a time when schools are already challenged with rising costs in special education, staffing, health care, technology and infrastructure. ‘They weaken the public education system without expanding opportunity,’ the letter said.
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Originally posted to Facebook 5/21/2025.